Bible Strands
Isaiah 22:23
I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet delivers this declaration immediately after promising the key to the house of David in Isaiah 22:22, addressing the appointed steward responsible for the royal household.
The words — יָתֵד (ya.Ted) = a tent peg, and נֶאֱמָן (ne.'e.Man) = firm, describing the physical anchor point for the metaphor.
The thread — The motif of a secured stake bearing household weight appears in Ezra 9:8, while the elevation of a figure to a seat of honor runs through 1 Samuel 2:8 and Job 36:7.
Why it lands — The text states the steward will bear the weight of his father's house as a fixed peg supports a tent, requiring the reader to recognize the concrete burden and irrevocable authority of delegated office.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
Cross-references
- Job 36:7 He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
- Ezra 9:8 But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
- 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- Zechariah 10:4 The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
- Ecclesiastes 12:11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
- Luke 22:29 And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
- Revelation 3:21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- Genesis 45:9 Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
- Esther 4:14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
- Esther 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.